Verneuil-sur-Avre

Denomination

The current denomination was officialized on a nonknown date, supposed between 1882 and 1943. Previously, the commune was called Verneuil , name still frequently employed in the current language.

Geography

History

Heraldic

Blasonnement of the traditional weapons of the town of Verneuil: Money

“, with the lion of mouths, the chief of azure, charged with three flowers of gold lily. ”
as brought back by Malta-Brown, in illustrated France (1882).

Administration

Demography

In addition, at the time of the Census of 1999, the Total population, including the double accounts, was of 6.969 inhabitants.

Economy

The city has an antenna of the Chamber of commerce and industry of the Eure.

Places and monuments

Church of the Madeleine
Church Notre-Dame (XII° S.)
Gray Tower (XIII° S.) - It draws its name from a stone of color chestnut used for its construction and named " grison".
Abbey St-Nicolas (XVII° S.)
Vestiges of the church St-Jean (XVI° S.) bombarded in 1944.

Personalities related to the commune

Paul-Alexis Blessebois
Jerome Carcopino: Historian: 1881 - 1970
Pascal Quignard: writer
Louis Aubéry of Boulley: Type-setter: 1796 - 1870
Louise Collet: Woman of letters, friend of Flaubert: 1810 - 1876
Artus Fillon: Bishop of Senlis: 1460 - 1526
Marcelle Frass-Truck driver: Painter, writer, journalist: 1915 - 2001
Bérangère Sapowicz, footballeuse

Teaching

the school of the Rocks, founded in 1899 by Edmond Demolins, is the first new school French.

See too

Common of the Eure

External bonds

A.S.E.VE : Association for the Safeguard of the Buildings VErnoliens
Verneuil-sur-Avre on the site of the national geographical Institute
Verneuil-sur-Avre on the site of INSEE
Verneuil-sur-Avre on the site of Quid
Localization of Verneuil-sur-Avre on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Verneuil-sur-Avre on Mapquest
Official site of the commune of Verneuil on Avre

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